In this feature Martin, with a bit of inspiration from Dave, takes a look at one of the subjects that always polarises opinions on the Crickweb forums.
At just 21 David Hookes briefly lit up the Centenary Test, but never fulfilled the expectations he created. In this feature Martin looks back at his career, and his tragic death in 2004.
After Gareth’s reappraisal of West Indies tour of England in 1980 Martin looks back at the return encounter that took place in the Caribbean less than a year later.
Following the interest shown in “Racial Slur or Misunderstanding?” we are now able to publish what was, for David Frith, his final word on the controversy.
In this feature Martin takes a long hard look at the career of Mike Brearley in order to come up with his own answer to a question upon which many have firm views, both for and against.
After Gareth’s look at England’s drubbing in the Caribbean in 1985/86 Martin takes the story forward four years to, at last, some progress for a very different England team.